LISTEN TO SHORT ARTICLE1:44 SHARE THIS SHORT ARTICLE China’s carmakers risk falling behind international competitors due to the fact that the country tracks in the production of sophisticated elements like chips and software application that are essential for contemporary lorries, a prominent industry consultant warned.The government must form a thorough element technique and develop a…
Early this summer, as American and Russian diplomats gathered in Vienna to discuss extending the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, much of the focus was on a country that was not represented at the summit: China. In the lead up to the meeting, Marshall Billingslea, the U.S. special presidential envoy for arms control, tweeted that…
Speaking to CNN in Beijing on Friday, Terry Branstad, a former longtime Iowa governor, agreed with President Donald Trump that China was to blame for the pandemic, adding that the “Chinese system was such that they covered it up and even penalized the doctors who pointed it out at the beginning.”Echoing criticisms of the Chinese…
Fiery grain alcohol and highway maintenance are unusual bedfellows. However the uncommon match is precisely what the Chinese federal government has actually orchestrated by tapping alcohol maker Kweichow Moutai to rescue a state-owned highway operator through a massive bond issuance.The state-owned moms and dad of China’s a lot of important listed business, which is based…
By 4 Minutes ReadHONG KONG (Reuters) – Chinese tech giant Tencent Holdings 0700. HK has actually changed the name of its WeChat Work office cooperation app to WeCom, setting it up as a prospective alternative to its messaging app WeChat ahead of a U.S. restriction. SUBMIT IMAGE: The messenger app WeChat is seen amongst U.S.…
Tesla’s long-awaited Battery Day is coming next week. In China, it’s looking more like battery year. A new twist on an old battery technology has helped supercharge shares of BYD, the country’s largest electric-vehicle maker.Like Tesla, shares of the Chinese EV maker have reached stratospheric levels: Its Hong Kong-listed stock price has nearly tripled this…
Gregory Elder, a Redlands resident, is professor emeritus of history and humanities at Moreno Valley College and a Roman Catholic priest. This photo is from about 2017. (Courtesy Photo)I remember one semester teaching my students about the Holocaust of the Jews and the Nazi extermination of so many millions of people. The young people listened…
EU leaders are due to hold video talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday hoping to make progress on trade and investment, even as tensions mount between Beijing and the West over Hong Kong and the treatment of minority Uighurs.The virtual meeting between top Chinese officials and EU Council President Charles Michel, European Commission…
SINGAPORE/HANOI — The U.S. and China, their differences widening over the South China Sea and security issues, are trying to win more allies in Southeast Asia.On Friday, the U.S. and the five Mekong nations — Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam — held the first Mekong-U.S. Partnership Ministerial Meeting, where Stephen Biegun, U.S. deputy secretary…
An Original Impossible Burger (left) and a Cali Burger, from Umami Burger, sit side by side in this 2019 photo. American plant-based meat company Impossible Foods Inc. is awaiting regulatory approval to enter the China market, while rivals are pushed forward with plans to set up production in China. (AP)HONG KONG — China has become…
